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Does anyone else believe WW3 started on 9/11 disguised as the "War on Terror"?

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posted on Nov, 25 2011 @ 11:56 AM
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Does anyone else believe WW3 started on 9/11 disguised as the "War on Terror"?


In short I personally disagree entirely with the OP’s contention that the “War on Terror” should more accurately be referred to as WWIII

Why?

Well quite simply because the “War on Terror” is not a real war, rather it is just a label given to describe a series of both overt and coverts actions by the USA and allied states in combating the tactic of terrorism. The word “war” is used for its psychological impact it has with connotations that are advantageous for a neoconservative administration’s implementation controversial of foreign policy such as gaining wilful domestic and international support for their agenda. The use of the phrase “war on terror” is massively beneficial to those wishing to further a neoconservative agenda. They can put forward an incredibly persuasive argument that on 9/11 America was attacked by “terrorists” and as such America is now at war with all of these “terrorists” in order to maintain national security. This fundamental neoconservative view enables them to implement what would otherwise be radical foreign and domestic policy such as invading Iraq or establishing the patriot act. Ordinarily these moves would provoke outcry, however the neoconservatives can justify these extreme measures by declaring they are at “war with terrorism”.

The glairing problem with their label “war on terror” being used to justify their ideological agenda is that a “war on terror” is a nonsensical absurdity. The problem comes from attempting to define terrorism, which holds no universal definition; the definitions of terrorism come from academia and individual states. As such with each state having a different definition of what constitutes terrorism for the “war on terror” to be WWIII all states would have to be working form the same definition, which they are not. This effectively means that the “War on Terror” will mean different things under American law as it would under UK law. One thing that is agreed on is that terrorism is an intangible tactic which means it is a war against an intangible enemy who can never be caught or hurt as it bears no physical entity, therefore how can one possibly wage war against it.? The obvious answer is that it is not possible to declare a war against a tactic. Terrorism is an intangible entity, it has no face, the enemy is not defined you cannot fight a war when you cannot define your enemy it is a fundamental component of warfare, know your enemy.

So in short I do not believe that the “War on Terror” is WWIII because the “War on Terror” is not even a real war, let alone WWIII.



 
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